Deliberate1 Posted July 6, 2016 Share #1 Posted July 6, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) I would be interested to hear the experiences from those of you who have experimented with the three metering modes, and whether you have developed a preferred setting for specific scenarios. I did a rough and dirty comparison this morning, concentrating on scenes with great contrast - like an interior lit by a window that filled about 1/3 of frame. The multi-field appears to have added some exposure, which is what I would have expected if it is designed to measure light values throughout the frame, versus center-weighted, which does just that. The spot remains a bit of a mystery for me. I have yet to detect a difference between it and the same setting metered with center-weighted. Does any one know how big the "spot" is, relative to the center of split screen ground I have? Obliged, David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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John McMaster Posted July 6, 2016 Share #2 Posted July 6, 2016 I think it is about the same as the centre microprism.... john Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deliberate1 Posted July 6, 2016 Author Share #3 Posted July 6, 2016 I think it is about the same as the centre microprism.... john John, that is what I assumed as well. More experimentation is necessary.David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted July 6, 2016 Share #4 Posted July 6, 2016 Does any one know how big the "spot" is, relative to the center of split screen ground I have? The manual says it's equal to the circle in the center of the matte screen, if you have one to compare. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deliberate1 Posted July 6, 2016 Author Share #5 Posted July 6, 2016 The manual says it's equal to the circle in the center of the matte screen, if you have one to compare. Jeff Jeff, since I immediately replaced the matte screen with the split screen I have no frame of reference with it. But design logic suggests that the center circle of that screen would establish the metering parameters.David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted July 6, 2016 Share #6 Posted July 6, 2016 I hope you saved the screen, if not for your own reference, at least for potential re-sale. Some folks like it. I tried the split screen with the zoom, for instance, and half blacked out on the slower long end (with the slower 006)....rather annoying....but otherwise fine with faster primes. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deliberate1 Posted July 6, 2016 Author Share #7 Posted July 6, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) I hope you saved the screen, if not for your own reference, at least for potential re-sale. Some folks like it. I tried the split screen with the zoom, for instance, and half blacked out on the slower long end (with the slower 006)....rather annoying....but otherwise fine with faster primes. Jeff No worries. I believe I even saved the Leica cellophane tape that secured the outer paper box.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted July 7, 2016 Share #8 Posted July 7, 2016 No worries. I believe I even saved the Leica cellophane tape that secured the outer paper box.... Maybe take a look and see how much area the center circle takes. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deliberate1 Posted July 7, 2016 Author Share #9 Posted July 7, 2016 Maybe take a look and see how much area the center circle takes. Jeff Not really sure what you are asking. I would guess that the metering target would be the inner circle. I have a hand held Sekonic and I think spot area is about 5 degrees of the total view.Cheers David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted July 7, 2016 Share #10 Posted July 7, 2016 Does any one know how big the "spot" is, relative to the center of split screen ground I have? I was merely trying to help answer your question. Since you have both screens....they're identical in outside dimensions....then you can look at the center circle on the matte screen (which the manual says is the exact area for spot metering) to get a good approximation of the area taken up on your split screen. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deliberate1 Posted July 8, 2016 Author Share #11 Posted July 8, 2016 I was merely trying to help answer your question. Since you have both screens....they're identical in outside dimensions....then you can look at the center circle on the matte screen (which the manual says is the exact area for spot metering) to get a good approximation of the area taken up on your split screen. Jeff Understood, and thanks. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenzoLandini Posted July 11, 2016 Share #12 Posted July 11, 2016 I personally use the spot metering only for portraits to make sure I am reading the light on the face and at times for landscape photography to measure the light difference within a frame when I don't carry the sekonic spot light meter to determine the need for GND filters. Otherwise I use the multi-field setting keeping in mind that in certain situation such setting tends to overexpose by half to a stop than my liking as you have already observed (i.e. keep an eye on the highlights because in my opinion the Leica S tends to overexpose at the risk of the highlights and to this end the option to review the clipping and the histogram is very useful). Lorenzo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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